Radiotable



Patented Mar. 8, 19127.

UNITED STATES MINARD HOLTZMAN, OF BEXLEY, CHIO.

RADIOTABLE.

Application filed June 11, 1925.

The object generally of this invention is to provide an improved tablefor a radio set, said table containing a chamber for receiving thestorage battery, loud speaker,

tools and other accessories necessary or useful in repairing oroperating a radio set.

Other objects will appear from the disclosure herein.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described, thefeatures of novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsm Figure 1 is a view in front elevation ofthe radio table.`

Fig. 2 is a Vertical section, on the linell- II Fig. 1, with the legsbroken off.

Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line III- III Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal detail section on the line IV-IV Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar section showing a modiication.

In the views 6 designates the legs between the upper portions of whichare secured suitable frame members including upper and lower horizontallongitudinal members 7, 8, 9 and 10, the frame members 7 and 8 being thefront ones and 9 and 10 the rear.

Secured vertically between and at the rear of the front frame members 7and 8 are two brace bars 11 and 12 these being located and spaced apartas indicated in broken lines Fig. 1. In the upper horizontal framemember 7 between the vertical brace bars l1 and 12 is a groove 13 and inthe frame member 8 is a parallel groove formed by a short piece orpieces of quarter-round 14 attached to the rear rabbeted corner of themember 8. Set in the groove ust described is a grille l5. 'lo permit theinsertion or removal of this grille after the frame inembers areassembled the distance between the bottom of said grooves is madegreater than the width of the grille.

The frame members 7 and 8 are further provided with grooves 16 and 17respectively for the reception of sliding doors 18 and 19. To permit theinsertion of these doors after the frame members are assembled thegroove 16 is made deeper at its central portion as indicated at 16a Fig.5, so that the doors may be raised thereinto, one at a time at its upperedge to permit the lower edge to be moved into position to drop into thelower groove 17 after which Serial No. 36,360.

it is slid horizontally toward the end of the table and lockedV fromlateral removal because of the closeness of lit between the two groovesbeyond said deepened portion 161. lAfter the doors 18 and 19 have beenput in place the deepened portion may have a small strip 2O glued orscrewed therein as shown in Fig. 4f to make the groove of uniform depthand thereby prevent the removal of said doors at all except afterremoval of said strip 20. Or said groove can be provided with a smallcentrally located stop 2l., to limit the sliding or opening movement ofeither door therebeyond and thus prevent the escape of the door becausenot wholly out of the retaining portions of the grooves. Suitable knobs22 are provided to facilitate the sliding of the doors 18 and 19. Theopenings closed by these doors afford access from the front of the tablefor the apprehension of things within the chamber.

The structure is provided with a bottom 23 and closing ends like thatshown at 24.

0n the bottom is supported a sound boX or loud speaker 25 and a suitableconnector therefor 26, the loud speaker opening in rear of the grille.

The rear frame members 9 and 10v are grooved to removably receive alarge door 27 provided with a handle 28 by means of which it can beinserted and removed, said door permitting the placing of the batteriesused in radio equipment.

29 designates the table top which is secured to the frame members 7 and9. The chamber below the table top is designated to afford ample spacefor all the equipment, tools and so forth of the radio apparatus exceptthe radio set which is to be supported on the table top where it can beconveniently manipulated.

If, in the modification shown in Fig. 5, a greater movement of the door19 is required to effect a full opening thereof the upper edge of thedoor can be cut away as indicated in broken lines at 19at0 permit thedoor to pass under the stop 21 a short distance without otherwiseaffecting the operation of the door,

'If desireda cabinet for the radio set can be placed or built above thetable top in which case the table top becomes a shelf.

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from the gist ofthe invention as claimed.

door and means added to said deeper portion after the insertion of thedoor to prevent the removal of the door from the grooves at said deeperportion said doors being slidable beyond said added means to open andclose an openingin the article of furniture.

21 In a radio table provided with va Chamlierv` horizontal paralleliront frame bars forming part of said chamber, said bars provided vvithtvvo pairsV or parallel grooves, a grille secured in one pair or' saidgrooves and tivo sliding doors in the other pair otl said grooves, oneof said last named grooves provided with a deepened portion near itsmiddle permitting the initial insertion of said doors to slide into andbe retained from removal near the ends of said grooves.

3. In a radio table provided with a chamber, horizontal parallel frontframe bars forming part of said chamber, said bars provided With twopairs of parallel grooves, a. grille secured in one pair of said groovesand tivo sliding doors in the other pair of said grooves, one o'l' saidlast named grooves provided near its middle with a deepened portionpermitting` the initial insertion or" said doors and ine-ans added tosaid deepened portion-adapted to confine said doors to said grooves butpermitting the sliding of the doors therein.

MINARD HOLTZMAN.

